Nathan MacKinnon Dominates With Two Goals and Fight in Opener

Nathan MacKinnon powered the Colorado Avalanche to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings with two goals on eight shots, five PIM, two hits, and a minus-2 rating. MacKinnon scored on a 5-on-3 just 23 seconds into the second period and added his second at 8:33. He capped his night by dropping the gloves with Brandt Clarke in the third period. The elite center is in midseason form, coming off a career-high 53 goals and 74 assists during the previous campaign.